Gmail

If there's one single reason to use an Android device, Gmail may be it. What once was the world's longest beta test is undoubtedly (though we may be a little biased here) the best way to manage email. It's available anywhere, at any time. It makes it virtually impossible to accidentally lose mail. Plus it's as fast on mobile as it is on a powerful desktop computer.

Gmail does things a little differently, keeping your conversations as, well, threaded conversations — not just back-and-forth messages like back in the Dark Ages. It's a different way of doing things, but it works. And it works well.

If you haven't yet tried Gmail, you're absolutely missing out. Gmail comes standard with a Google account, and with it you'll get multiple gigabytes of free storage, so you shouldn't be running out of storage space any time soon.

The Android app continues to improve as well. It'll be refreshed with Google's new Material Design language. And it'll continue to lead the way for all other mobile email clients — especially on Android.

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If you have yet to receive an invite to try out Inbox, you could get one very quickly later this evening. Google will accept all requests to try out their Gmail-based email management app from 3-4 pm Pacific Time (6-7 PM Eastern Time) today.
All you have to do is email inbox@google.com...

While the Android version of Gmail 5.0, the next major update for Google's email client, has yet to make an official appearance on the Google Play Store, the app has leaked out, showing its support for IMAP and Exchange email accounts that are used by Outlook.com and Yahoo Mail. And of course, a...

Access to the Gmail website has been blocked for some time in China, but now the Chinese government is also blocking access to Gmail through apps. The block affects not just the official Gmail apps, but also accessing Gmail through third-party apps.
Said Google in a statement:
"We've...

Can Google's new Inbox change the way we fail at email? Quite possibly, but it's early yet.
Google today announced Inbox, a sort of Gmail with training wheels. That is, it tries to make your email experience easier by automatically grouping emails together into categories. It's not unlike what...

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Google has announced today that it is overhauling the way we manage contacts through Gmail, making it easier to stay on top of changes in your contacts' information.
Released as a preview today, and rolling out to Gmail over the next few weeks, the new Google Contacts comes with a fresh new...

Dropbox has launched a Chrome extension that allows you to easily share your files within Gmail. Called Dropbox for Gmail, the extension allows you to quickly add a link to a Dropbox file from within Gmail's compose window.
After installing the extension, you'll find a Dropbox icon in Gmail's...

Google has today announced a new feature in Gmail for UK users. It's now possible to transfer funds through the email service using Google Wallet. The new transfer feature in the desktop version of Gmail is free to use and doesn't require the recipient to have a Gmail address – they'll be...

It appears that Gmail service has been partially restored in China. It was reported yesterday that the Chinese government was blocking access to the service through third-party apps, while the Gmail website has been blocked for years. While many are reporting that service has been restored,...

Access to the Gmail website has been blocked for some time in China, but now the Chinese government is also blocking access to Gmail through apps. The block affects not just the official Gmail apps, but also accessing Gmail through third-party apps.
Said Google in a statement:
"We've...

Take time to set up a few filters, and you'll enable a much better Google Now experience
As much as we'd love to condense all of our digital lives into just one email address, it just isn't feasible. And now with services like Google Now scanning our email inbox to surface relevant information...

The folks at Gmail are upping supported languages once again, toady adding Gaeilge (Irish) to the list. With Gmail now available in 71 languages, around 95% of the world's internet population is represented. Gaeilge joins the likes of Cherokee, Mongolian, Zulu, and many others.
Irish, in...

Google is once again opening up invites to try out their recent Inbox app. It is currently accepting all requests to try out their Gmail-based email management app from now until 3 pm Eastern time (noon Pacific time) today.
All you have to do is email inbox@google.com sometime during that time...

Gmail web users now have a new and nifty feature to access if they get a lot of Microsoft Office files as email attachments. Google has now set up a way for those files to be converted and edited directly from Gmail via Google Drive.
Google stated that this update will offer Gmail users "the...

If you have yet to receive an invite to try out Inbox, you could get one very quickly later this evening. Google will accept all requests to try out their Gmail-based email management app from 3-4 pm Pacific Time (6-7 PM Eastern Time) today.
All you have to do is email inbox@google.com...

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